Emotionally Speaking

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Emotionally Speaking

What does emotional health mean to you?  Emotionally Speaking is a podcast focused on finding strategies for living an emotionally healthy life.  Peter Leonard, the Chief Executive of the Centre for Emotional Health asks a range of guests to describe a particular challenge they have faced and to share their coping mechanisms for emotionally challenging experiences - anxiety, stage fright, loneliness, addiction, fatigue, family difficulties and clinical depression. Their challenges could be ongoing, or in the distant past. Each guest talks reflectively about its impact. As the podcast grows, the emotional toolkit gets bigger with suggestions and advice that might work for you. Emotional health is related to but different from mental health. Good emotional health can help you manage periods of poor mental health as well as the ups and down of everyday life. So, if you’re interested in living a more emotionally healthy life or want to know more about coping in difficult times, Emotionally Speaking will help you understand your emotions, how you relate to your emotional self, and other people. Presented by Peter Leonard, Chief Executive of the Centre for Emotional Health Produced by Freya Hellier and Alexandra Quinn for Loftus Media With support from Sally Alden at the Centre for Emotional Health   Get in touch: hello@emotionalhealth.org.uk Visit our website: www.emotionalhealth.org.uk Social media handle: @CentreforEH Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Ep12. Kate Silverton - deepening connections with our kids through understanding neuroscience

    AUG 7

    Ep12. Kate Silverton - deepening connections with our kids through understanding neuroscience

    Parenting is one of life’s roller coaster journeys; from the highs of precious moments and loving family rituals, to the lows of tested patience and frazzled nerves, it can bring out the best and worst in us. In this episode, broadcaster, writer and children’s therapist, Kate Silverton shares how bringing an understanding of neuroscience can help tame our emotional reactions to bring more empathy and better communication to family relationships. (Photo credit: 'Olivia Spencer Photography') Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    30 min
  2. Ep 11. Professor Sir Andrew Pollard - “Only Seek To Do What You Can”

    JUL 30

    Ep 11. Professor Sir Andrew Pollard - “Only Seek To Do What You Can”

    Professor Sir Andrew Pollard is a world-renowned expert in paediatrics and immunology. From early 2020 he played a leading role in the effort to find a vaccine for the coronavirus. Along with his colleagues at Oxford University, he led the roll out of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. Andrew tells Peter Leonard about dealing with the stresses of leading such an important project and how he coped doing this under the glare of the world’s media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    26 min
  3. Ep 10. Andrew Kauffmann - breaking family cycles to grow identity, strength and love

    JUL 23

    Ep 10. Andrew Kauffmann - breaking family cycles to grow identity, strength and love

    Writer and coach Andrew Kauffmann was raised in a loving family, but as a young, gay man in the early 90s, he struggled with self-acceptance and his mental health. He sought the approval of his dad, but felt like he could never quite measure up. When his mum died aged only 50, his family constellation was forever changed. Then later, as an adult, Andrew made a life changing sacrifice to extend his father’s life. Andrew’s path through adulthood is defined by the challenges, joys, devastation and transformational power of parental relationships, and he shares his inspiring and thoughtful story with Peter Leonard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    29 min
  4. Ep9. Imam Monawar Hussain - talk, laugh and value your friends

    JUL 16

    Ep9. Imam Monawar Hussain - talk, laugh and value your friends

    Imam Monawar Hussain was the first Muslim chaplain for the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust working across four major hospitals. He was also the first Muslim Faith Tutor at Eton College. During the coronavirus pandemic Monawar found the trickle of bad news took its toll, and he had to stop work and seek counselling. Monawar’s family, friends and community were integral to his recovery. He tells Peter Leonard how rediscovering TV comedies brought laughter back into his life and why he’s so grateful his friends made him leave the house to spend time with them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min
  5. Ep8. Lisa Potts - surviving a horrific machete attack and learning to “make your mind your friend”

    JUL 9

    Ep8. Lisa Potts - surviving a horrific machete attack and learning to “make your mind your friend”

    In July 1996, a man wielding a machete ran into a playground in Wolverhampton. 21-year old nursery teacher Lisa Potts was seriously injured when she put herself between the children in her care and her attacker. Her life changed in an instant. Lisa tells Peter Leonard about that day and the whirlwind of the first few years of recovery when her emotional resilience was tested. She explains why learning to “make your mind your friend” saved her and why it is the best advice she can give to the parents she works with in her role as a community health visitor. *This episode contains graphic descriptions of the violent attack that Lisa experienced. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    35 min
  6. Ep7. Ruby Wax - telling the world about your mental health breakdown

    JUL 2

    Ep7. Ruby Wax - telling the world about your mental health breakdown

    Comedian, presenter, writer and campaigner Ruby Wax has been very public about her mental health. Her most recent book “I’m Not As Well As I Thought I Was” (2023) details a severe breakdown which, after 12 years of good health, she didn’t see coming. In the book Ruby sets off on a series of journeys to try and find “inner peace” including a 30-day silent retreat, swimming with whales, visiting a refugee camp and staying at a Christian monastery. It’s during one of these trips that she suddenly realises she needs help and she describes what it was like being admitted to a mental health institution for treatment. In a frank discussion with Peter Leonard, Ruby discusses the depths of her depression and recovery. She explains why using this very personal experience in her writing and performance is an important part of her mental health awareness campaigning. Ruby set up the charity Frazzled Cafe 7 years ago. It’s an online support group where anyone can talk in a safe, non-judgemental space about their emotional and mental health and how they’re really feeling. She believes that to be heard is half the cure. You can find out more information at frazzledcafe.org  *This episode contains strong language and explores what it’s like to live with a mental health disease. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    26 min
  7. Ep6. Series 2 is coming!

    JUN 25

    Ep6. Series 2 is coming!

    Series 2 of Emotionally Speaking is on its way. This is the podcast about the ways we can live a more emotionally healthy life. We’re so pleased that the conversations in series 1 have resonated with you. Subscribe to the podcast to hear more stories between Peter Leonard and his guests about life’s emotional challenges and the coping mechanisms that they would add to an emotional toolkit. The first episode with Ruby Wax will arrive in your feed shortly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    3 min
  8. Ep5. Ben Gernon - emotional stumbling blocks and learning to deal with anxiety

    12/19/2023

    Ep5. Ben Gernon - emotional stumbling blocks and learning to deal with anxiety

    Conductor and broadcaster Ben Gernon remembers a significant moment aged 21 when he had a panic attack in the middle of a performance. He tells Peter Leonard about learning to deal with anxiety and how opening up about it stops it getting ‘out of whack’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    22 min
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What does emotional health mean to you?  Emotionally Speaking is a podcast focused on finding strategies for living an emotionally healthy life.  Peter Leonard, the Chief Executive of the Centre for Emotional Health asks a range of guests to describe a particular challenge they have faced and to share their coping mechanisms for emotionally challenging experiences - anxiety, stage fright, loneliness, addiction, fatigue, family difficulties and clinical depression. Their challenges could be ongoing, or in the distant past. Each guest talks reflectively about its impact. As the podcast grows, the emotional toolkit gets bigger with suggestions and advice that might work for you. Emotional health is related to but different from mental health. Good emotional health can help you manage periods of poor mental health as well as the ups and down of everyday life. So, if you’re interested in living a more emotionally healthy life or want to know more about coping in difficult times, Emotionally Speaking will help you understand your emotions, how you relate to your emotional self, and other people. Presented by Peter Leonard, Chief Executive of the Centre for Emotional Health Produced by Freya Hellier and Alexandra Quinn for Loftus Media With support from Sally Alden at the Centre for Emotional Health   Get in touch: hello@emotionalhealth.org.uk Visit our website: www.emotionalhealth.org.uk Social media handle: @CentreforEH Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    The Centre for Emotional Health
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © The Centre for Emotional Health
  • Show Website
    Emotionally Speaking

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